Shapes of Music unveils a vibrant body of work that explores colour and form and how colour and sound intersect. The exhibition encompasses a variety of artworks that are composed of overlapping coloured shapes that are assembled to reveal a relief shadow effect. These shapes converge to reflect the rhythm, resonance, tonality and sensation
of hearing music.

Brisbane based artist Louise Isackson channels her knowledge of music to explore her translations into a visual form. She experiments with formalist geometry and relief assemblage. Every piece is an intuitive perception of colour-music similarities. 

In Shapes of Music Isackson draws from the history of crossmodal research spanning over 100 years. She delves into pitch and hue, while embracing the idealogies of a Bauhaus design aesthetic. Crossmodal correspondences include lightness-quietness, gradients-harmony and brightness-loudness––all parallel attributes of the visual with the auditive. Her rich background in music performance infuses her art practice with rhythmic vitality, and her sensibility to the deeper impact and sensation of colour. With the playful application of relief shapes that create an almost three-dimensional surface, viewers are invited to engage with art that bridges two senses—sight and sound in a refreshing, immersive way.

The Opening Event will be held at 3pm on Saturday 18th January at Weswal Gallery in Tamworth NSW during the start of Tamworth Music Festival week. The exhibition will continued for 2 weeks from 18th January until 2nd February.